Chinese Book Covers

Jul. 26th, 2014 12:10 am
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These Chinese book covers for The Lord of the Rings are some of the most breathtaking stylized art I have ever seen.  There is more on the artist's DeviantArt gallery.
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Date: 2014-07-26 06:26 am (UTC)
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The style reminds me of art used in the 30s-40s for the interested layperson texts

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Date: 2014-07-26 07:00 am (UTC)
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It does remind me a bit of Art Deco.

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Date: 2014-07-26 12:59 pm (UTC)
peoriapeoriawhereart: Cartoon Stantz post-kafoom (Dangerous and good to know)
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Beardsley's successors, the more regularized art nouveau, the proto-origins of the 'block print'-like 'Realist.

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Date: 2014-07-26 06:16 pm (UTC)
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I was definitely comparing it to some of my favorite art nouveau, especially in the simplified, slightly curving lines on the verticals... Not understanding a single Chinese character would drive me BUGNUTS--- But I'd still use these as desktops for my computer screen!
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